,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cchc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march #c1     
#bjbj,mr4 ,kennedy introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,health1 
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,patient          
,protection and ,affordable ,care ,act  
to ensure that preexisting condition    
exclusions with respect to enrollment in
 health insurance coverage and group    
health plans continue to be prohibited4 
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,continuing ,coverage for       
,preexisting ,conditions ,act of #bjbj4 
#b4 ,ensuring the prohibition of        
preexisting condition exclusions with   
respect to enrollment in health         
insurance coverage and group health     
plans ,part ,i of subtitle ,f of title  
,i of the ,patient ,protection and      
,affordable ,care ,act 7,public ,law    
#aaa-adh7 is amended by adding at the   
end the following section3  #aejc4      

,severability ,if subsection 7a7 of     
section #ejjj;,a of the ,internal       
,revenue ,code of #aihf1 as added by    
section #aeja7;b71 is to any extent     
illegal1 unconstitutional1 otherwise    
invalid1 or incapable of being enforced1
 the validity and enforceability of     
sections #bgja through #bgje of the     
,public ,health ,service ,act 7#db      
,u4,s4,c4 #cjj;gg through #cjj;gg-#d71  
as added by section #abja1 shall not be 
affected4  4